Tanzanian coronavirus patient apologises for bringing COVID-19 to the country

- The woman identified as Isabella tested positive for COVID-19 after travelling back to Tanzania from from Belgium on Sunday, March 15, aboard a RwandAir plane

- The 46-year-old patient said she was recovering well with mild symptoms of the disease

- Tanzania confirmed new two cases of the pandemic on Wednesday, March 18

A Tanzanian coronavirus patient has apologised for spreading COVID-19 pandemic to the country.

The woman identified as Isabella asked for forgiveness from her fellow citizens after she tested positive for the disease after travelling back to the East African country from from Belgium on Sunday, March 15, aboard a RwandAir plane.

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe confirmed the new infections in a press conference outside his office.

"As of today, we have an additional three cases of coronavirus bringing the current number of cases in Kenya to seven confirmed cases. All these are imported cases from outside the country. Of the three is a couple from Spain and a Burundian from Dubai," he said.

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